Shinsuke Yamanaka vs Luis Nery
On August 15, 2017, Shinsuke Yamanaka (27-0-2, 19 KOs), the bantamweight WBC and The Ring champion, defends his titles against Mexican challenger, Luis Nery (23-0, 17 KOs).
Yamanaka vs Nery Stats
Shinsuke Yamanaka is coming in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round TKO victory over Carlos Carlson, 5 months and 13 days ago. Luis Nery is on a 23-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, with his last fight being a 4th round RTD win over Jesús Martínez, 5 months and 4 days ago.
Yamanaka vs Nery Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 77.6-22.4 in favor of Luis Nery. It is going to be a competitive fight and Shinsuke Yamanaka will put up a very good fight, but Nery will prevail.
Yamanaka vs Nery Result
Luis Nery stopped the champion via TKO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world titles of his career, and is crowned the new WBC and The Ring bantamweight champion. Nery improves his record to 24-0 (18 KOs), while Yamanaka adds a loss to his record at 27-1-2.